The Czech Republic (/ˈtʃɛk rᵻˈpʌblɪk/ (About this sound listen) CHEK-rə-PUB-lik;[9] Czech: Česká republika, Czech pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka] (About this sound listen)),[10] also known as Czechia[11] (/ˈtʃɛkiə/ (About this sound listen), CHEK-ee-ə; Czech: Česko, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɛsko]), is a nation state in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast.[12] The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, has 10.5 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague, with over 1.2 million residents. The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia,[13] Moravia, and Czech Silesia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic